Rod Laver Australian Open Court

Rodney george laver ac mbe born 9 august 1938 better known as rod laver is an australian former tennis player.

Rod laver australian open court.

Laver s 200 singles titles are the most in tennis history. Rod laver arena the centre court in the background. Laver is widely considered the best player of his generation and. He was the no.

Rod laver arena is accessible by tram train and bus. Rod laver arena acts as the centre court for the australian open tennis championships every year. The arena is within walking distance from richmond station and flinders. Men s doubles schedule both semi s within equitable time slot.

1 ranked professional from 1964 to 1970 spanning four years before and three years after the start of the open era in 1968. 1 ranked amateur in 1961 62. Novak djokovic of serbia kisses the norman brookes challenge cup trophy after winning the men s singles final sunday against dominic thiem of austria at the australian open at rod laver arena in. The player after whom the arena is named rod laver is a frequent guest of honor at championships and has presented the trophy to the men s singles champion on several occasions.

For the night session rod laver arena and margaret court arena doors will not be opened for patron access before 6 30 pm for 7 00 pm sessions and 7 00 pm for 7 30 pm sessions or less than 30 minutes after the conclusion of the day session whichever is later. It was introduced in 1998 after consultation with a number of tennis players.